School is out for Pretty Little Liars: Summer School because Max canceled the series after two seasons.
One of the top streaming services has decided not to renew the series three months after it ended on Max. The reboot is a horror twist on the original hit 2010 mystery drama series Pretty little liars and was originally called Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (2022) before the name was changed to Pretty Little Liars: Summer School in the second season.
It’s not often that a reboot series receives more critical acclaim than its predecessor, but that’s the case with this series. Pretty Little Liars: Summer School has a 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, while the original series has 81%. Looking at this performance, I don’t get why one of Max’s best shows got canceled, and I can only think that it was possibly due to low ratings.
In the same way that AMC Networks cancels Orphan Black: Echoes, a factor could also be that it is because Pretty Little Liars: Summer School failed to garner a dedicated fanbase like the original series, with Ny Breaking’s editorial director Rowan Davies saying: “The last thing we needed was another Pretty little liars series.” Maybe I can’t trust that 90% Rotten Tomatoes score after all!
What is Pretty Little Liars: Summer School about?
Set in the small town of Millwood, the reboot follows five teenage girls who are terrorized by a mysterious figure seeking revenge for the sins of their mothers.
After the villain who had been tormenting the group was revealed, the season finale ended on a cliffhanger as it announced a new threat involving a group of girls wearing masks that resembled the “Liars” and walking through the halls of the high school. Now, their identities will remain a mystery.
Max said in a statement to Decision maker: “Although Max will not continue with a third season of Pretty Little Liars (summer school)We are so grateful to our co-creators, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Lindsay Calhoon Bring, and the team at Warner Bros. Television for reintroducing fans to this new iteration of liars banding together to battle the latest creepy villain to terrify Millwood. Their unique and modern creative vision — combined with the immense talent of our cast and crew — gave the series a fun, horror-filled perspective that paid homage to its original Rosewood roots.”
The series featured Bailee Madison, Chandler Kinney, Zaria, Malia Pyles and Maia Reficco as the next iteration of Pretty little liars.